Bass of the Week: Zoov Guitars Classic 5 Fretless

This week we check out the Classic 5 String Bass from Zoov Guitars, a custom shop based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. While each bass is made to order by luthier Nicholas Lacroix, this particular fretless version really stands out for its beauty and attention to detail.

The bass has a beautiful assortment of woods. Its neck is tigerwood is topped with a ziricote fingerboard and purpleheart stringers. The body wings are mahogany topped with gorgeous slabs of purpleheart. Other woods used include lacewood, padauk, and walnut.

This Classic 5 is fitted with a Lane Poor pickup, Sperzel locking tuners, and a Zoov custom bridge. It’s rounded out with a hand rubbed oil and wax finish.

I can honestly say that this is the first bass I have seen featured that does absolutely NOTHING for me. A schizophrenic cacophony of wood varieties, turnip-shaped body contours, a headstock with all the grace of a bent frying pan …
Wow, just … wow.
But, it probably makes pretty noises.